Lineas Group
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Lineas is Europe's largest private rail freight operator. Headquartered in Belgium, it also operates from various sites across France, Germany and the Netherlands. The company, that was established as the successor to the freight division of the Belgian National Railway Company (NMBS / SNCB) and privatized in the context of the liberalization of the rail freight market, has rapidly expanded its operations across Europe. Shareholders are the Federal Holding and Investment Company (Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij) and private equity group Argos Wityu.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- railway company
- Official name
- Lineas Group
- Country
- Belgium
- Headquarters
- Schaerbeek
- Parent organization
- NMBS/SNCB
- Official website
- lineas.net
- Image
- Güterzug mit Railpool-Lokomotive, Lineas-Lackierung, Köln-6680.jpg
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- separated from
- NMBS/SNCB
- Commons category
- Lineas
- member of
- International Union of Railways
- inception
- 2010-02-08
- short name
- B Log
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Encyclopedic overview
33 sectionsContents
- Operations
- Products and services
- Products
- Main industry segments
- Innovations and technologies
- Corporate affairs
- Management
- Corporate governance
- Corporate social responsibility
- Financial performance
- Annual financials
- Transformation plan
- Stock information
- History
- 2005–2011: Beginnings as B Cargo
- 2011: Independence as SNCB Logistics
- 2015: Privatization
- 2017: Rebranding to Lineas
- 2019: Increased private ownership
- 2020: Recognition and resilience amid challenges
- 2021: Strategic expansion
- 2022: Transformation and change in leadership
- 2023: Financial restructuring
- 2024: Continued investment and financial strengthening
- Fleet
- Wagons
- Steel wagons
- Bulk wagons
- Intermodal / container wagons
- Locomotives
- Organisation and locations
- References
- External links
Lineas is Europe's largest private rail freight operator. Headquartered in Belgium, it also operates from various sites across France, Germany and the Netherlands. The company, that was established as the successor to the freight division of the Belgian National Railway Company (NMBS / SNCB) and privatized in the context of the liberalization of the rail freight market, has rapidly expanded its operations across Europe. Shareholders are the Federal Holding and Investment Company (Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij) and private equity group Argos Wityu.
The primary business activity of Lineas is the transport of goods by rail.
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